England v Scotland: Triumphalist hosts show the dangers of pre-match rhetoric
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England v Scotland: Triumphalist hosts show the dangers of pre-match rhetoric
A triumphalist place, Twickenham.
The lashings of faux patriotism here are such that one half-expects England players to make their grand entrance from the west car park through a replica version of the Wellington Arch.
It took precisely 10min 21sec last night for the first susurrations of ‘Swing Low…’ to stir.
And the mere fact that Wales had vanquished Ireland was enough for the band in residence to strike up a premature rendition of ‘We Are the Champions.
’ The same brass section also butchered ‘Flower of Scotland’ so badly that the famous ode to Bannockburn ended up sounding more…
The lashings of faux patriotism here are such that one half-expects England players to make their grand entrance from the west car park through a replica version of the Wellington Arch.
It took precisely 10min 21sec last night for the first susurrations of ‘Swing Low…’ to stir.
And the mere fact that Wales had vanquished Ireland was enough for the band in residence to strike up a premature rendition of ‘We Are the Champions.
’ The same brass section also butchered ‘Flower of Scotland’ so badly that the famous ode to Bannockburn ended up sounding more…
